Investigating the link between remittances and inflation: Evidence from the Philippines

• Main Authors: Rivera, John Paolo R., Tullao, Tereso S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Inflation (Finance) > Philippines; Emigrant remittances > Philippines; Economics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3499; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4501/type/native/viewcontent/0967828X.2020.1793685
• Institution: De La Salle University

From a macroeconomic perspective, scholarly literature has established that remittances are inflationary because they fuel higher consumer spending through increased income. However, from the perspective of household decision-making, remittances can taper consumption variations and soften inflationa...